Man hacks 'Sleeping Beauty' showing with on-screen marriage proposal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sometimes, true love is right in front of you.
While Disney's “Sleeping Beauty” fell for the prince who awoke her, one of the movie's superfans was recently surprised with a marriage proposal from her boyfriend during a showing of the classic flick.
Last week, Dr. Sthuthi David said “yes” to her longtime beau Lee Loechler, after he popped the question during a rerun of her all-time favorite movie at Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Mass. And to the shock of the bride-to-be, Loechler, a filmmaker, worked with Australia-based illustrator Kayla Coombs for six months to create a special new ending of the movie, casting himself as Prince Phillip and David as Princess Aurora, Today reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dr. Sthuthi David said “yes” to her longtime beau Lee Loechler, after he popped the question during a rerun of her all-time favorite movie, Disney's "Sleeping Beauty." (Illustration (left) courtesy of Kayla Coombs, photo (right) courtesy of Jaclyn and Andrew Taylor)
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In adorable footage of the big moment – which had amassed over 2.4 million views on YouTube as of Friday morning – a secret camera captured David looking confused from her front-row seat as she watched one the 1959 film’s pivotal scenes.
This time around, the prince kissed the sleeping princess — but he looked a whole lot like Loechler. The animated royal then pulled out a diamond ring, which made the on-screen Princess Sthuthi smile. The real Loechler then took over, expertly catching a real-life ring box thrown from behind the movie screen.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dropping down on one knee, Loechler asked David to be his wife. The audience, which unbeknownst to David was filled with their friends, family and a few good-natured strangers, clapped and cheered.
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"I love you with my whole heart. Including all of its ventricles, atriums, valves,” Loechler said, clarifying to the audience that his partner was a cardiologist. "Sthuthi David, MD, will you live happily ever after with me?"
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Overcome with emotion, David said yes, as the film's iconic "Once Upon a Dream" played in the background.
While Disney's “Sleeping Beauty” fell for the prince who awoke her, one of the movie's super-fans was recently surprised with a marriage proposal from her boyfriend during a showing of the classic flick. (Walt Disney Productions)
“It's not every day you get to propose to your High School sweetheart,” Loechler later wrote on Instagram.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“The only thing better than seeing the smartest person I know completely dumbfounded was knowing we’d get to live happily ever after together," he said.